Day 5 - Made it a whole work week!

Happy Friday!

I have to start off by saying, I made MEXICAN QUINOA last night, and it was awesome! I didn't follow a recipe, so I think this is my first, did it myself recipe invention, though really, I just modified our Mexican Rice recipe.

Here it is. AND LOOK, PICTURES!

Mexican Quinoa
**Notes: I made this in my rice cooker, but you could just as easily do it stovetop, in a lidded saucepan. Also, I don't measure the Mexican spices, so I did my best to estimate. Feel free to modify to suit your taste.

1 tsp olive oil
1 small onion, diced
1 cup diced tomato
1 tsp chili powder
1 tsp cumin
1/4 tsp garlic powder
1 cup quinoa
2 cups chicken broth (get organic/yeast free)

Heat oil in a small skillet over med-high heat. Once heated, add onion and tomato, and sauté until onion begins to turn transparent. Add spices, and stir well for about 30 seconds. Add mixture to rice cooker. Add quinoa and broth to rice cooker, stir, cover, and cook.


That's it! It tasted like our favorite Mexican rice, only without rice. Magic! Also, the Chicken Fajita "bowl" was delicious. Love it and I'm excited to have it for lunch today.

I'm thrilled to have made it a whole week. Now, I must confess: I have not cut out coffee. I have allowed myself one morning cup, and none at work, only herbal tea and water besides. I think my goal for next week will be to cut the coffee, too, as I know it contains "mold", but I figure since that's the only yeast-feeding thing I'm consuming, my probiotic and supplement can balance out any "feeding" it's doing. Right?

Now for the bad news: I have no idea what we're having for dinner tonight. I have an idea what I want to make, but I need to see if I can find suitable recipes to make it work. I'll update this post with where I land later today.

Picked dinner! See below!!

Day 5 Game Plan:
Breakfast: Scrambled eggs with tomatoes and 1/2 an avocado

Lunch: Leftover Chicken Fajita Bowl.
    I didn't use the coconut aminos or avocado creama. Used Mexi quinoa instead of plain

Dinner: Paleo Italian Meatloaf
     Sub Green Pepper for the Roasted Red Pepper
     I'm subbing coconut flour for the almond flour, because it's what I have at home.
     I've read mixed things about using tomato sauce, so I'm going to read some labels, but general rule of thumb is no sugar added and no vinegar. I'll keep you posed on my success or failure rate.
     Mashed Cauliflower - I'm skeptical about subbing this for mashed potatoes, but one does what they can, right?
     Roasted Brussel Sprouts - I love these, diet or not. Yum.

HAPPY FRIDAY!

**Oh yeah! It's also the eve of a 3-day weekend, for those of us lucky enough to have Monday off, to celebrate the life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Thank you, sir, for your work toward racial equality. Our country still has a way to go, but I can say confidently that I'm surrounded by people with open hearts and minds, who accept people based upon the quality of their character, and not the color of their skin. We owe you our gratitude.